By Sabrina Weiss and Kerry Hyndman “An island is a piece of land that is completely surrounded by water.” When I first saw Amazing Islands, I knew it would be brilliant for a travel-loving, worldschooling family like ours! We’re always looking for ways to continue sharing that exploring attitude with our kids in our everyday … Continue reading AMAZING ISLANDS – BOOK REVIEW
When I first saw Sumblox on Instagram, I just knew we had to get some! We’re all about the hands-on, kinaesthetic learning over here, so they looked like the perfect addition to our play. And they didn’t disappoint! If you’ve not come across them before, they’re very clever, number shaped, wooden blocks, that increase in … Continue reading SUMBLOX – REVIEW
Without a doubt, every year we head on out to Cattows Farm – several times in fact! They’re our favourite pick-your-own farm, and a fab way to while away a sunny afternoon! We love showing the kids where food comes from, on a much bigger scale than we could ever do in our garden, and … Continue reading PICK-YOUR-OWN AT CATTOWS FARM, LEICESTERSHIRE – LOCAL ADVENTURES
Sometimes, the worldschooling potential of a destination is clearly evident – the educational value of historic sites, for example, is pretty obvious! If you visit a Roman ruin, you’re going to learn something about the Romans, (whether it’s about how they built, what they built, how they lived, what activities were going on at the … Continue reading WALT DISNEY WORLD AS A WORLDSCHOOLING DESTINATION!
By Anna Claybourne Illustrated by Tilly Everyone wants their kids to know a bit about Shakespeare, right? But most kids aren’t particularly enthused about “old fashioned” stories, written hundreds of years ago in strange not-quite-English language. Enter “Where’s Will?” – a fab combination of picture book retellings and Where’s Wally/Waldo style character hunts! In this … Continue reading WHERE’S WILL? – BOOK REVIEW
(OR FOR GETTING BACK ON TRACK AFTER A BAD DAY!) It’s that time of year again, where everyone is contemplating the upcoming new school year. And this year might look very different for a lot of kids, for obvious reasons. But if you’ve decided to worldschool (or homeschool), then you couldn’t have picked a better … Continue reading 3 SUPER SIMPLE TIPS FOR GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START WITH WORLDSCHOOLING OR HOMESCHOOLING!
By Jerome Martin, Darran Stobbart, Alice James and Tom Mumbray “Africa is bigger… or smaller… than Greenland – depending on your map.” This gorgeous book just looks fun from its cover! We love good non-fiction books here, and this one is absolutely brilliant. 100 unusual facts are presented in bitesize pieces with delightful infographic style … Continue reading 100 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT PLANET EARTH – BOOK REVIEW
Exploring the grounds of a stately home New to worldschooling? Check out our “What in the world is worldschooling?” article here! So, you’ve decided you like the sound of worldschooling - but it's going to take you a while to save up for that trip you want to do. What’s a family to do? The … Continue reading HOW TO START WORLDSCHOOLING WITHOUT LEAVING HOME!
By Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Illustrated by Luciano Lozano “Jean-Michel was a talented boy from Brooklyn,” If you’ve been around here for a while, you know how much we love biographies for kids! I’m always on the lookout for things that tie in to art and art history too, as Miss 10 is an … Continue reading JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (LITTLE PEOPLE, BIG DREAMS) – BOOK REVIEW
Every now and then, we go through a phase where we don’t want the kids’ minor stresses and tensions with each other to overflow and make family game night…….. let’s go with “less fun” shall we?! I’m sure you know what I’m talking about!!! Enter Forbidden Island!!! It’s a co-operative game, meaning players work together … Continue reading FORBIDDEN ISLAND – GAME REVIEW AND HOW-TO-PLAY
A Different Way To Go 